“Discovering Deerpath”

DISCOVERING DEERPATH | NARRATED BY BILL KURTIS AND WRITTEN/DIRECTED BY JEREMY RICHTER

“Discovering Deerpath” (Rated “G” 124 Minutes) is a historical documentary about the North Shore suburb of Lake Forest, Illinois. Narrated by Emmy Award-Winning Host Bill Kurtis and Written/Directed by Jeremy Richter, the movie covers modern day events of the town and then takes the viewer onto a journey that begins in the early 1800’s. Along the way, the founding of Lake Forest is explored through stunning original works of art.

Also covered in the movie are many local and national events and figures, including how the citizens of Lake Forest were involved with The Underground Railroad, Abraham Lincoln, Lyman Beecher, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Charles. B. Farwell, John V. Farwell, the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893, the creation of Lake Forest Day, the nationally acclaimed Market Square, J. Ogden Armour, Cal Rodgers, Charles Lindbergh, the Prince of Wales, Dr. Theodore Proxmire, Iwo Jima Veteran Greeley Wells and Apollo Astronaut Jim Lovell, who was a member of the first crew to orbit the moon. Interwoven throughout each of these unique stories is the dramatic effect of community and the heights to which the human spirit can aspire to when backed by such a powerful and positive presence.

In 2019, the film held its 10-year anniversary celebration at the Gorton Community Center in Lake Forest, IL. Screened at the John & Nancy Hughes Theater, Apollo 8/13 Astronaut Jim Lovell and his wife Marilyn were in attendance.